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SUBMITTER: Sen S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5679215 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sen Sarbattama S Penfield-Cyr Annie A Hollis Bruce W BW Wagner Carol L CL
The Journal of pediatrics 20170523
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the association between maternal body mass index (BMI) and serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and bone density in mother-infant pairs.<h4>Study design</h4>The study was a secondary analysis of 234 exclusively breastfeeding dyads who were recruited in the first postpartum month for a randomized controlled trial of maternal vs infant vitamin D supplementation. Mean 25(OH)D concentrations and bone mineral density (BMD) were compared by BMI group. The adj ...[more]